COMMUNICATION METHODS AND APPARATUS
    11.
    发明申请
    COMMUNICATION METHODS AND APPARATUS 有权
    通信方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US20100272081A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-28

    申请号:US12427890

    申请日:2009-04-22

    IPC分类号: H04W4/00

    CPC分类号: H04W72/042 H04W4/12 H04W76/28

    摘要: Methods and apparatus well suited for efficiently communicating small amounts of information relatively frequently in a wireless communications system are described. An uplink timing frequency structure for an access point includes a set of dedicated uplink communications resources, e.g., expression advertisement interval air link resources. Different ones of the set of dedicated uplink communications resources correspond to different individual wireless communications devices currently registered with the access point. In the downlink timing frequency structure for the access point there are dedicated downlink broadcast communications resources, e.g., expression broadcast interval air link resources and neighbor expression broadcast interval air link resources. Information received on dedicated uplink air link resources is echoed back or selectively echoed back on the dedicated downlink air link resources. Wireless communications devices monitor downlink dedicated air link resources to recover expression information being communicated by other wireless communications devices in its local vicinity.

    摘要翻译: 描述了非常适合于在无线通信系统中相对频繁地有效地传送少量信息的方法和装置。 用于接入点的上行链路定时频率结构包括一组专用上行链路通信资源,例如表达广告间隔空中链路资源。 专用上行链路通信资源集合中的不同的对应于当前在接入点上登记的不同的单独无线通信设备。 在接入点的下行链路定时频率结构中,存在专用的下行链路广播通信资源,例如表达广播间隔空中链路资源和邻居表达广播间隔空中链路资源。 在专用上行链路空中链路资源上接收的信息在专用下行链路空中链路资源上被回送或选择性地回传。 无线通信设备监视下行链路专用空中链路资源,以恢复由其本地附近的其他无线通信设备传送的表情信息。

    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PEER DISCOVERY IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM
    12.
    发明申请
    METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PEER DISCOVERY IN A COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM 有权
    通信系统中同伴发现的方法和设备

    公开(公告)号:US20100254308A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-07

    申请号:US12417383

    申请日:2009-04-02

    IPC分类号: H04W88/08

    CPC分类号: H04W8/005 H04W8/186 H04W48/14

    摘要: Methods and apparatus supporting enhanced discovery operations in peer to peer networks are described. Peer discovery, based on direct peer to peer discovery between two mobile nodes can be somewhat limited, e.g., due to power limitations, processing power, and/or channel conditions. An access point, e.g., base station, monitors for and receives peer discovery signals conveying a set of identifiers from a wireless communications device. The access point retransmits at least one identifier in the set in a wireless peer to peer communications channel. Thus the access point effectively extends the peer discovery range for wireless communications devices utilizing the peer to peer network. Wireless communications devices can monitor for and recover the rebroadcast peer discovery signals from access points. Thus, via access point signaling a wireless communications device can be made situationally aware of other devices of interest which would be otherwise outside its discovery detection range.

    摘要翻译: 描述了支持对等网络中增强发现操作的方法和装置。 基于两个移动节点之间的直接对等点发现的对等体发现可以受到一些限制,例如由于功率限制,处理能力和/或信道条件。 接入点,例如基站,监视和接收从无线通信设备传送一组标识符的对等体发现信号。 接入点在无线对等通信信道中重发集合中的至少一个标识符。 因此,接入点有效地扩展了利用对等网络的无线通信设备的对等体发现范围。 无线通信设备可以监视和恢复来自接入点的重播对等体发现信号。 因此,通过接入点信令,可以使无线通信设备在情境上意识到其他在其发现检测范围之外的感兴趣的设备。

    AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK
    13.
    发明申请
    AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK 有权
    无线通信网络中的自动增益控制

    公开(公告)号:US20100190459A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-07-29

    申请号:US12359595

    申请日:2009-01-26

    IPC分类号: H04B1/06

    摘要: Techniques for performing automatic gain control (AGC) at a terminal in a wireless communication network are described. In an aspect, the terminal may use different receiver gain settings to receive different types of signals in different time intervals. The terminal may determine a receiver gain setting for each signal type and may use the receiver gain setting to receive signals of that signal type. In another aspect, the terminal may determine a receiver gain setting for a future time interval based on received power levels for peer terminals expected to transmit in that time interval. The terminal may measure received power levels of signals received from a plurality of terminals. The terminal may determine a set of terminals expected to transmit in the future time interval and may determine the receiver gain setting for the future time interval based on the measured received power levels for the set of terminals.

    摘要翻译: 描述了在无线通信网络中的终端处执行自动增益控制(AGC)的技术。 在一方面,终端可以使用不同的接收机增益设置来以不同的时间间隔接收不同类型的信号。 终端可以确定每个信号类型的接收机增益设置,并且可以使用接收机增益设置来接收该信号类型的信号。 在另一方面,终端可以基于期望在该时间间隔中发送的对等终端的接收功率电平来确定未来时间间隔的接收机增益设置。 终端可以测量从多个终端接收的信号的接收功率电平。 终端可以确定期望在未来时间间隔中发送的一组终端,并且可以基于所测量的终端集合的接收功率电平来确定未来时间间隔的接收机增益设置。

    Transmit power control based on receiver gain setting in a wireless communication network
    14.
    发明授权
    Transmit power control based on receiver gain setting in a wireless communication network 有权
    基于无线通信网络中接收机增益设置的发射功率控制

    公开(公告)号:US09014104B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-21

    申请号:US12264679

    申请日:2008-11-04

    摘要: Techniques for performing transmit power control based on receiver gain setting in a wireless communication network are described. In an aspect, a terminal A may estimate pathloss to another terminal B, e.g., based on a peer discovery signal received from terminal B. Terminal A may then determine a transmit power level for a peer-to-peer (PTP) signal (e.g., a paging signal) based on the estimated pathloss, a receiver gain setting at terminal B, and a target received power level for the PTP signal. Terminal A may send the PTP signal at the determined transmit power level to terminal B. In another aspect, terminal B may use different receiver gain settings in different time intervals to receive PTP signals from other terminals. Terminal A may then select a suitable time interval to send the PTP signal based on the pathloss and the different receiver gain settings used by terminal B.

    摘要翻译: 描述了基于无线通信网络中的接收机增益设置来执行发射功率控制的技术。 在一方面,终端A可以例如基于从终端B接收到的对等体发现信号来估计到另一个终端B的路径损耗。终端A然后可以确定对等(PTP)信号的发射功率电平(例如, ,寻呼信号),基于所估计的路径损耗,终端B的接收机增益设置以及PTP信号的目标接收功率电平。 终端A可以以确定的发射功率电平向终端B发送PTP信号。另一方面,终端B可以在不同的时间间隔中使用不同的接收机增益设置来从其他终端接收PTP信号。 然后,终端A可以根据终端B使用的路径损耗和不同的接收机增益设置来选择合适的时间间隔来发送PTP信号。

    Methods and apparatus for communicating information
    15.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for communicating information 有权
    传播信息的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08902800B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-02

    申请号:US12427883

    申请日:2009-04-22

    CPC分类号: H04W72/0413 H04W72/1268

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for efficiently communicating small amounts of information relatively frequently in a wireless communications system are described. An access point's uplink timing frequency structure includes a set of dedicated uplink communications resources, e.g., expression advertisement interval air link resources, which may be in addition to regular traffic channel resources. The set of dedicated uplink communications resources comprises a small fraction of the total uplink communications resources. An individual one of the set of dedicated uplink communications resources can carry a small amount of information bits. An expression advertisement interval occurs relatively frequently. A wireless communications device, registered with the access point, is allocated one of the set of dedicated uplink resources. The wireless communications device can transmit information using its allocated resource in both a sleep state and an active state.

    摘要翻译: 描述了在无线通信系统中相对频繁地有效地传送少量信息的方法和装置。 接入点的上行链路定时频率结构包括一组专用上行链路通信资源,例如表达广告间隔空中链路资源,其可以是常规业务信道资源。 专用上行链路通信资源集合包括总上行链路通信资源的一小部分。 一组专用上行链路通信资源中的一个单独的一个可以携带少量的信息位。 表达广告间隔相对频繁地发生。 向该接入点注册的无线通信设备被分配为一组专用上行链路资源中的一个。 无线通信设备可以在睡眠状态和活动状态中使用其分配的资源来发送信息。

    Automatic gain control in a wireless communication network
    16.
    发明授权
    Automatic gain control in a wireless communication network 失效
    无线通信网络中的自动增益控制

    公开(公告)号:US08526900B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-03

    申请号:US13544169

    申请日:2012-07-09

    IPC分类号: H04B7/00

    摘要: Techniques for performing automatic gain control (AGC) at a terminal in a wireless communication network are described. In an aspect, the terminal may use different receiver gain settings to receive different types of signals in different time intervals. The terminal may determine a receiver gain setting for each signal type and may use the receiver gain setting to receive signals of that signal type. In another aspect, the terminal may determine a receiver gain setting for a future time interval based on received power levels for peer terminals expected to transmit in that time interval. The terminal may measure received power levels of signals received from a plurality of terminals. The terminal may determine a set of terminals expected to transmit in the future time interval and may determine the receiver gain setting for the future time interval based on the measured received power levels.

    摘要翻译: 描述了在无线通信网络中的终端处执行自动增益控制(AGC)的技术。 在一方面,终端可以使用不同的接收机增益设置来以不同的时间间隔接收不同类型的信号。 终端可以确定每个信号类型的接收机增益设置,并且可以使用接收机增益设置来接收该信号类型的信号。 在另一方面,终端可以基于期望在该时间间隔中发送的对等终端的接收功率电平来确定未来时间间隔的接收机增益设置。 终端可以测量从多个终端接收的信号的接收功率电平。 终端可以确定期望在未来时间间隔中发送的一组终端,并且可以基于测量的接收功率电平来确定未来时间间隔的接收机增益设置。

    Automatic gain control in a wireless communication network
    17.
    发明授权
    Automatic gain control in a wireless communication network 有权
    无线通信网络中的自动增益控制

    公开(公告)号:US08238861B2

    公开(公告)日:2012-08-07

    申请号:US12359595

    申请日:2009-01-26

    IPC分类号: H04B7/00

    摘要: Techniques for performing automatic gain control (AGC) at a terminal in a wireless communication network are described. In an aspect, the terminal may use different receiver gain settings to receive different types of signals in different time intervals. The terminal may determine a receiver gain setting for each signal type and may use the receiver gain setting to receive signals of that signal type. In another aspect, the terminal may determine a receiver gain setting for a future time interval based on received power levels for peer terminals expected to transmit in that time interval. The terminal may measure received power levels of signals received from a plurality of terminals. The terminal may determine a set of terminals expected to transmit in the future time interval and may determine the receiver gain setting for the future time interval based on the measured received power levels for the set of terminals.

    摘要翻译: 描述了在无线通信网络中的终端处执行自动增益控制(AGC)的技术。 在一方面,终端可以使用不同的接收机增益设置来以不同的时间间隔接收不同类型的信号。 终端可以确定每个信号类型的接收机增益设置,并且可以使用接收机增益设置来接收该信号类型的信号。 在另一方面,终端可以基于期望在该时间间隔中发送的对等终端的接收功率电平来确定未来时间间隔的接收机增益设置。 终端可以测量从多个终端接收的信号的接收功率电平。 终端可以确定期望在未来时间间隔中发送的一组终端,并且可以基于所测量的终端集合的接收功率电平来确定未来时间间隔的接收机增益设置。

    TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL BASED ON RECEIVER GAIN SETTING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK
    18.
    发明申请
    TRANSMIT POWER CONTROL BASED ON RECEIVER GAIN SETTING IN A WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORK 有权
    基于无线通信网络中接收机增益设置的发射功率控制

    公开(公告)号:US20100110999A1

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-06

    申请号:US12264679

    申请日:2008-11-04

    IPC分类号: H04W72/04

    摘要: Techniques for performing transmit power control based on receiver gain setting in a wireless communication network are described. In an aspect, a terminal A may estimate pathloss to another terminal B, e.g., based on a peer discovery signal received from terminal B. Terminal A may then determine a transmit power level for a peer-to-peer (PTP) signal (e.g., a paging signal) based on the estimated pathloss, a receiver gain setting at terminal B, and a target received power level for the PTP signal. Terminal A may send the PTP signal at the determined transmit power level to terminal B. In another aspect, terminal B may use different receiver gain settings in different time intervals to receive PTP signals from other terminals. Terminal A may then select a suitable time interval to send the PTP signal based on the pathloss and the different receiver gain settings used by terminal B.

    摘要翻译: 描述了基于无线通信网络中的接收机增益设置来执行发射功率控制的技术。 在一方面,终端A可以例如基于从终端B接收到的对等体发现信号来估计到另一个终端B的路径损耗。终端A然后可以确定对等(PTP)信号的发射功率电平(例如, ,寻呼信号),基于所估计的路径损耗,终端B的接收机增益设置以及PTP信号的目标接收功率电平。 终端A可以以确定的发射功率电平向终端B发送PTP信号。另一方面,终端B可以在不同的时间间隔中使用不同的接收机增益设置来从其他终端接收PTP信号。 然后,终端A可以根据终端B使用的路径损耗和不同的接收机增益设置来选择合适的时间间隔来发送PTP信号。

    Network-assisted peer discovery
    19.
    发明授权
    Network-assisted peer discovery 有权
    网络辅助对等体发现

    公开(公告)号:US08855134B2

    公开(公告)日:2014-10-07

    申请号:US13558086

    申请日:2012-07-25

    摘要: Techniques for transmitting information in a long term evolution (LTE) wireless communication network are disclosed. A base station may receive a first user equipment (UE) expression and first UE location information of a UE seeking peers. The base station may also receive a second UE expression and second UE location information of at least one of the peers. In accordance with the first and second UE expressions and the first and second UE location information, the base station may match ones of the peers proximate to the UE. The base station may transmit, using a data exchange efficiency technique, information to alert the UE to the presence of the peers. This transmission may comprise wide area network (WAN)-specific signaling.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于在长期演进(LTE)无线通信网络中传输信息的技术。 基站可以接收寻求对等体的UE的第一用户设备(UE)表达和第一UE位置信息。 基站还可以接收至少一个对等体的第二UE表达和第二UE位置信息。 根据第一和第二UE表达式以及第一和第二UE位置信息,基站可以匹配靠近UE的对等端。 基站可以使用数据交换效率技术来发送信息以向UE通知对等体的存在。 该传输可以包括广域网(WAN)特定的信令。

    Methods and apparatus for determining and assigning spectrum for wireless communications
    20.
    发明授权
    Methods and apparatus for determining and assigning spectrum for wireless communications 有权
    用于确定和分配无线通信频谱的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08571566B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-10-29

    申请号:US12756660

    申请日:2010-04-08

    IPC分类号: H04W72/00

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for determining band availability and/or allocating one or more frequency bands to a communications device for wireless communications are described. In different locations and/or at different times different frequency bands, e.g., band corresponding to unused TV channels, may be available for allocation. Various described methods and apparatus are well suited for supporting local peer to peer networks in an environment in which a plurality of different technologies are supported. A centralized control device determines and allocates a frequency band to a wireless terminal for use at a given location and at a given time, e.g., for peer to peer communications using a particular technology supported by the wireless terminal. The centralized control device uses database information and information received from a plurality of wireless terminals in making frequency band allocation decisions, performing load balancing, and/or performing interference management.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于确定频带可用性和/或将一个或多个频带分配给用于无线通信的通信设备的方法和装置。 在不同的位置和/或在不同的时间,不同的频带,例如对应于未使用的电视频道的频带,可用于分配。 各种描述的方法和装置非常适合于在支持多种不同技术的环境中支持本地对等网络。 集中控制装置确定并分配给无线终端的频带,以便在给定位置和给定时间使用,例如用于由无线终端支持的特定技术的对等通信。 集中控制装置使用数据库信息和从多个无线终端接收的信息进行频带分配决定,执行负载平衡,和/或执行干扰管理。